Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
a pisgugted 80 Demoerat.
K1RW1N. - :, August l9th. 8


KIRwIE, KAN ., August 18th, 's7.
Alessrs Editors:
Having been q reader Of your valua-
BILE paper for some time, and realizing
the fairness with which it has always
dealt with public questions, and treat
ed opposing political organizations, I
have presumed 70 ask your indulgence,
by giving to the public a short commu.
nication from an old fashioned Demo
Graf.
have been an observer Of political
events in this part Of Kansas for sever
al years, and have discovered that in
some counties. the democratic party is in
a bad way; it has become demoralized
by following after false goods; it has
fallen under the counsels Of men who
desire above ali things to taste the
sweets Of official life; pull at the public
crib and nibbls at the public tit. These
men call themselves. Democrats, bot
seem to act as though their party was
an organization Of spoilsmen bound to-
/ gether by no stronger ties, than a de-
sire to obtain the offices. This appears
to be the condition Of the Democratic
party Of Phillips county, in violation Of
every sence Of honesty, and political
decency combinations are made with
heterogeneous factions, totally devoid
Of responsible organization, settled
principles, or well defined political
formulas, outrAging the sensibilities of
decent Democrats, and alike disgusting
70 the respectable. men Of all political
organizations.
Unless q halt is called, widespread
dissatisfaction is sure TO follow, and at
ter Reorganization is inevitable. The
old time Democrats thought that when
the Phillipsburg Democrat was estab.
lished with so called Democratic wheel
horses at its head, that every impu-
tatiOn of wrong flung at our party.
would be met with lightning like swift.
ness and unerring certainty, but it seems
we we're reckoning without our hosts
and are doomed to inevitable disap
pOintment.
A newspaper to promulgate the doc
trims of our party. and expose the fal
lacy of the attacks upon the justice o
its principles, was what we wanted i
was encouraged for that purpose : tina
is why we gave it our supports that i
why in these times of drouth when Oui
babes are, relatively speaking, crying
for bread that we reached deep in Oul
pockets and paid out almost our las
dollar, to help on the good cause.
Now, Mr.. Editor. let US see how the
thing IS working The so-called Union
Labor party held a convention at Phil
hPsburg on August the 9th, composed
of men some of whom claim TO b.
Democrats. Republicans, tireenbackers
Knights Of Labor. Anarchists, Social
lists and GeOrgeites, and nominated
county ticket, adopted a,declaratiOn o
Independence, preamble to a set Of res
olutiOns, denOuncing the two old polit
ical parties and charging them will
equal responsibility for all the bad law.
which they allegs the people are bur
dened with, and for many things anC
conditions in life which are brought OF
by a lack OF thrift on the part of tn,
people and for which they are alont
responsible
{ Notwithstanding this arraignment o
the Democratic party, and the conduc
of the present democratic administra
ton, the Phillipsburg Democrat is a
silent as ''the tomb" no word has 1
spoken in defence of its own party it
/ principles Of government, or method
/ Of administration; by It's silence, it en-
courages the belief that a new party i
necessary to cure the ills complained
Of; that the party to which it belong
is not entitled to a place in the politica
organizations of this country ant
should be wiped out of existence; bu
thank God the Democratic party is no
made up of such stuff. 1t was not sucl
I material that swept the Democratic
party to victory in 1884; it was no
: such material which held its Organiza
( ton intact during twenty years Of de
. feat and carried Mr.. Cleveland try
t umphantly into the presidency.
I Such servile pretenders should not b
E allowed to parade as the leaders Of tina
historic party of jefferson and Jackson
). and unless some change is made tn
s old timers may take a hand in the tus
D sell and wipe somebody out. see from
= the papers that our Democratic Count
? Attorney has immortalized himself b.
! pledging his honest convictions tina
q Mr., Watson, a democrat. would in
. dOrse a platform renOuncing and re
q pudiating the party to which the gen
S tleman claimed to belong.
e This reminds me very much Of tn
r dog which liked the hand that smOt
him.
Fearing that I may trespass on you
indulgence 1 must close.
= Yours Truly,
2 AN ADMINISTRATION DEMOCRAT.